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Maine Caucus Hardly Vision of Democracy

Tough sledding for ill, elderly in process Times scribe sees as ungainly

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 14, 2008 4:47 PM CST

(Newser) – In order to vote in the South Portland, Maine, caucus Sunday, Democrats had to squat for three hours on high-school gym bleachers, braving speeches by local candidates and on behalf of presidential contenders before they could dash to their candidate’s corner. The New York ...   Read full story »

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